Scientists use laser imaging to assess safety of zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreen
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 21:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Ultra-tiny zinc oxide (ZnO) particles are among the ingredients list of some commercially available sunscreen products, raising concerns about whether the particles may be absorbed beneath the outer layer of skin. To help answer these questions, a team of scientists from Australia and Switzerland have developed a way to optically test the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles at different skin depths.